Scientific Department (THETA)

Scientific Department
Information
Type	Civil
Abbreviation	ScD
Group	Open link
Group Id	14509431
Leadership
Overseer	sannyflare
Director of Research	Grydor

Overseer of Civilian Sphere
Incumbent sannyflare since 1 May 2022
Abbreviation	O5-4
Member of	O5 Council
Appointer	Office of the Overseer Council
First holder	sannyflare

Director of Research
Incumbent Grydor since 15 June 2023
Member of	Board of Directors
Reports to	Overseer of Civilian Sphere
Appointer	Overseer of Civilian Sphere
First holder	Grydor

The Scientific Department, more commonly known as Science Department, is an independent and civilian department that takes place in SCPF: THETA, and acts as the primary focus for all things related to anomalous research, and investigation into the secrets of the unknown, on Research Cavern Orion, it has been with the foundation since the beginning, and has served as one of the larger civilian departments within the Foundation for some time since 2018. It has an Overseer that represents it on behalf of all civilian departments, and features primarily on-site based duties, and off-based duties alike. This department in particular specialises with utilising our Class-D Resources onto the testing on Anomalies in Research Cavern Orion.

Structure

This department features a standardised rank structure that involves the basic rank structure of a normal department with "Research" attached as a prefix for all ranks, in addition to this, each rank has its own features that make the department function as intended and are integral to departmental operations, such as the basics of employees, command, executives, and directorate.

Rank	Type	Clearance	Requirements	Description
Director of Research	Directorate	Security Level-4	Handpick	Directorate of the department, responsible for general leadership, upper management and department politics
Research Coordinator	Executive	Security Level-3		These ranks resemble the executive floor of the department, responsible for all of the day-to-day management and business of the department. This includes managing with orientations and internships. In addition they are also responsible for managing the internal structure of the department, including admissions.
Research Supervisor
Research Advisor	Command	Security Level-2		The main commanding floor of the department, responsible for the upkeep of quota, and ensuring that all functions of the department are handled smoothly, from day-to-day operations with department staff, to trainings, events, moderation, and community engagement, the command team is responsible for all forms of administration. However it does not handle with admissions.
Research Specialist			See Department Guidelines for more information
Research Analyst	Employee	Security Level-1		The main core aspect of the Scientific Department are the researchers that make up the bulk of the department, without them the department would cease normal operations, because of this the majority of staff members will be within these ranks, individuals that are within these ranks typically hold no real authority however they are allowed to test on anomalies based on reason, ethics, and result.
Junior Analyst
Research Assistant	Entry			The Entry rank of the department, with a orientation, and training to prepare new staff on becoming a full-fledged member of the department.

History

Directorate

In order of term ended.

	Director	Term Started	Term Ended	Duration
Resigned 01)   Removed (0)   Shutdown (0)   Unknown (0)
	Grydor	15 June 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 5 months, 12 days

	Coordinator	Term Started	Term Ended	Duration
Resigned (0)   Removed (0)   Shutdown (0)   Unknown (0)

Research Database

Being one of the primary recordkeeping databases, they utilise a Google Site for the usage of the database, which allocates all currently available, and known SCP-based data and information pertaining to a specific topic on a given anomaly, individuals may utilise this, and reference it as both a database for anomalies, and guideline for upcoming researchers that are within the department. The database is upheld by the Scientific Department, and its command staff. The usage of the database was originally established by Grydor following the establishment of Research Cavern Orion in July 2024, the database currently serves as the administrative hub for all things related to the department that can't be managed by the kanban system.

Personnel Restriction

Although the Scientific Department is one of the most important bodies of the Foundation for both activity and engagement, there are some restrictions that have been placed by other departments to prevent personnel from being in both departments at the same time to prevent informational overlap, and overlap of duties, this allows for individuals to effectively do their jobs as intended without leaking information unnecessarily, being able to restrict personnel from: Anomaly Acting, Lore Team, and LAMBDA-5.